A Work in Progress: Diabolical



This guide was made for entry:
Diabolical
In Contest:
man with hat


Original image


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Blue adjustment layer

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Levels adjustment layer

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Exposure adjustment layer

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To create fiery background, choose two reds, one dark and one lighter. Then use RENDER -> FIBERS filter

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Red adjustment layer

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BURN lines on the face and shadows. Use the LIQUIFY tool to change features: make nose longer, flare nostrils, make chin pointier, make face more angular, change mouth shape.

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BURN lines and shadows some more, change sliders in color adjustment layers, added brightness/contrast adjustment layer to increase shadows. Applied DODGE to eyes to make them glassy. Enlarged pupil.

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To create "flame" background, applied WAVE filter.

Final step (no screen capture of settings, sorry) was to create a lighting effect using a spotlight.

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Final result

Creation of Diabolical: Final Result

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